Enrollment amendment was approved by DESE.  We now have 2 students coming in the 12th grade from Palo Friere.  

Auditions for next year are underway - music completed and upcoming are theater and dance.

Enrollment - back to pre-pandemic numbers! 185 on wait list with 411 enrolled (some with decline).  10th and 11th grade may be a concern if we see a drop off of students but it is not expected.

Performances - Pop R&B went to Shea Theater and performed for Aelin Rheinhardt.  Catalyst show, Equinox was last weekend.  Headgear was just last night - audience was larger than expected.  Coming up; MS Play, spring art show, spring music show, HS Theater and grad show.  Graduation at the Academy of Music.

Events - ms dance, prom and ms step up.  

MCAS - spring season 100% for 10th ELA, grade 7 & 8 did have make up days.  More to come...first week of JUne is final test.

Course catalogue is published, grade meetings last week to review with students, worksheets for class sign ups for students.  May 8th walk in scheduling begins.  1st year ever.  

Block rotation - task force with parameters agreed upon by management and the Union.  Presented at March curriculum day - looked at staff suggestions - arts wanted longer block.  Dept leaders evaluated yesterday - all seemed happy with final schedule - 5 day schedule with 60 minute blocks dependent upon bargaining - 1 day per week with longer blocks (4) and community time on Wednesday.  Depart Leaders will be talking to staff to gain consensus.

6 BSU students attending MLK Family Services tour to HBCUs.  trip has been paid thriugh a combination og school counseling budget and donations.  We did our own trip last year MLK has been doing it for 37 years - better already established - 7 schools in 5 days.

Draft copy of 2023-2024 calendar.  Will change - only thing that will not change is the 1st day of school, holidays and vacation weeks.  Everything else is subject to bargaining. Paiadiea placement will be determined by task force.  December curriculum day was moved after agreement in LMC.  Items left based on current CBA.

Neil is absent, Marcy will update.  

No Governance report - meeting attempted but no meeting took place.

Where are we with Succession Planning?  Bylaws update?  Governance will need to guide this work.  MCPSA diagnostic will be coming at end of month.

Final check in with Brent has taken place.  Committee has initiated the leadership survey to the leadership team.  Board is next step.  This will inform the Committee in giving final feedback to Brent.  Board will have opportunity to review to set goals for next year with Committee to set final goals.  June Board meeting will have all info.

MS - MCAS - ELA 7th & 8th went good.  Jackie does a tremendous job!  PT Conference with half days - new software- ran smoothly, sign ups were easy only negative were the 15 minute cut off was abrupt.  MS dance and play coming.

HS - apreciate the snacks in teachers lounge!  9th grade is going strong.  Chat GPT is a real thing the kids have discovered.  Nice weather can be distracting.

No students present.

Work underway and moving forward.  Proposal have been submitted and the back and forth has started.  Lots of good will and collaboration.

OML changes have been extended for 2 years.  Attachement was meant to be the Governor's announcement.

No dates yet.  Possible first 2 weeks in August.  Big picture topics - goal setting for Board.